Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Bathing, Long Branch, N. J., 1907

The first of the many post cards from the collection of my great-grandmother, Jessie Burrows Benton.

Postmarked Long Branch, New Jersey, July 26, 1907

Miss Jessie Burrows

University Ave

Wichita Kans

Jessie:

Nice breeze here always the water all time wet. I heard Manuel & Deses were back home. Mr. Hawarel is taking back your school. Micheal Alare Casino Ind Band. Micheal Alare but a big band of lots 50 pieces goin swimming every day. Hey, this is what I call fun - you splash me & I splash you. Well hows the quakers. Still eating oats. Now send me a card from Wichita you see & don't put it off.

Judi, I have no idea who the people are. Jessie is my great-grandmother, but the others I don't know. I think they may have been music students of hers. Quakers is a reference to Friends University in Wichita which they lived right next to.